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# redskin

noun (redskins)

«redskin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old and offensive) An old, rude name for a Native American; it must not be used now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redskin/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old stories and films, a term used by settlers; it is now offensive, so use the person's own name or nation

### Examples

- Old stories sometimes used the word redskins; we now say Native American or name the nation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redskin/#x1)
- Now we know why she was prejudiced against the redskins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redskin/#x2)
- Please do not use that offensive word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redskin/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «redskin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/redskin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«redskin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/redskin.html) on Mova free.